Q1 2026: Everything We Shipped
Quicknode's Q1 2026 roundup: Blockchain Skills for AI agents, x402 and MPP agentic payments, HyperCore for Hyperliquid, SQL Explorer beta, ChainKit, RPC support for MegaETH and Robinhood Chain, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 recertification, and Endpoint Logs for Enterprise.
Data infrastructure, agentic tooling, chain launch platforms, staking, compliance and ecosystem expansion. Here is what shipped in Q1 2026:
Agent-Native Blockchain Infrastructure
Blockchain Skills
Blockchain Skills connects AI agents directly to Quicknode APIs. Agents can now query balances, deploy contracts, monitor transactions and build applications without manual endpoint configuration.
Supports 80+ blockchains, with access via Streams, Webhooks, gRPC, Admin API access, x402 payments, IPFS and full SDK support.
For AI tools that need to discover and reference Quicknode's full documentation, llms.txt indexes are published across the platform, including dedicated machine-readable docs for x402 and MPP.
x402 Payments
x402 enables pay-per-request blockchain access using wallet authentication and USDC. For AI agents and ephemeral applications, authentication is no longer a blocking step.
Payment networks are decoupled from queried networks, teams can pay on Base or Solana while querying any supported chain. x402 complements standard Quicknode plans and is currently in alpha. Developers can test with up to 10,000 free requests using test USDC.
x402 also supports USDC nanopayments on Solana. AI agents can authenticate and pay using Solana wallets and USDC with the same pay-per-request model across 80+ chains.
MPP Payments
Alongside x402, Quicknode supports MPP (Machine Payment Protocol), an alternative agentic payment method. MPP offers two modes: per-request (charge intent) and payment channels (session intent), where the latter reduces per-request cost significantly at high frequency. Both x402 and MPP accept stablecoins including USDC on Solana and PathUSD on Tempo.
n8n Integration
Quicknode is now available as a native node on n8n, the open-source workflow automation platform used by hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide. It is the first blockchain infrastructure provider with a purpose-built n8n node. Pre-built methods cover balance queries, block retrieval, transaction lookups, gas estimation and custom RPC calls. No HTTP workarounds required.
Read the blog | Explore the integration
Hyperliquid Infrastructure
HyperCore for Hyperliquid
HyperCore moves indexing and filtering upstream. Teams stream trades, orders, book updates, events and blocks via gRPC, WebSocket or JSON RPC with server-side filtering.
For high-frequency teams this replaces custom indexing infrastructure. For new teams it removes the operational barrier entirely.
Full documentation | HyperCore Order Monitor
HyperCore CLI
Stream and backfill Hyperliquid datasets directly from the command line.
Supports WebSocket and gRPC connections, JSON, CSV and SQLite export, dataset filtering and automatic reconnect. Optional x402 payments allow access without a Quicknode account.
Hyperliquid Trading APIs
HyperCore Trade brings transaction submission to the same infrastructure. One SDK. No Foundation SDK dependency. No custom submission logic.
Quicknode maintains open-source community SDKs in Python, Rust, Go and TypeScript. Transactions are signed locally. Keys never leave your machine.
SDK GitHub | Explore HyperCore Trade
SQL Explorer (beta)
SQL Explorer is now open to all paid Quicknode accounts. Teams can write SQL queries against indexed Hyperliquid on-chain data directly within the platform. Usage bills in API credits. The beta follows a private design partner phase.
The Complete Platform For Chains
ChainKit
Blockchain launches often fragment across vendors. Infrastructure ships first. Visibility and developer tooling follow later. ChainKit consolidates the entire launch surface into one managed system.
- Public visibility with branded explorers and faucets live on day one
- Queryable data through indexing and subgraphs
- Developer enablement including Token APIs and account abstraction
- Network protection with threat detection and MEV protection
More than 30 chain partnerships have launched with this model. One predictable cost covers design, build, support and managed indexing.
Explore ChainKit | Launch blog
Block Explorer
Chains launching with ChainKit can now include a branded block explorer backed by Quicknode infrastructure. Real-time indexing, smart contract decoding and ecosystem-aware views are built in. Lens Network is live as the first implementation.
Launch blog: Block Explorer × Lens
Expansion Across Chains
Full RPC support:
- MegaETH Mainnet
- Litecoin (Select Access)
- Robinhood Chain: Ethereum L2 for tokenized equities and RWAs, built on Arbitrum Orbit
- Moca: decentralised identity network with ZK-proof infrastructure
- X Layer: Ethereum zkEVM L2 built by OKX
Streams and Webhooks expanded to: Stellar, Tempo, Litecoin and Doge Mainnets.
MPP agentic payments are live on Tempo Mainnet.
Billing
Streams Block Based Billing
Streams is now billed by blocks processed rather than gigabytes delivered. Costs align with the data you process rather than the volume you forward. These changes simplify forecasting and enable predictable costs based on usage volume.
Use the Streams Calculator to estimate usage and plan ahead.
Optimize your Streams usage | Try the calculator
Ecosystem
Staking
Monad Validator
Dedicated validator infrastructure for Monad launched in February, live at quicknode.com/chains/monad/validator with enterprise grade uptime guarantees. For Monad holders, this provides institutional quality staking without operational overhead.
Solana Staking
Quicknode launched stake.quicknode.com, a 0% commission Solana validator with automatic JITO tips. Users can monitor, manage and optimize stake performance directly.
Marketplace
New integrations added in Q1:
- Solana Token Price and Liquidity Pools API: real-time Solana token prices and liquidity pool data via DexPaprika
- Flow Simple API: blocks, events, transactions and staking rewards on Flow
- CoinAPI Crypto Market Data: cross-exchange market data
- Titan DeFi Swap Meta-Aggregation API: WebSocket streaming of executable Solana swap quotes across multiple liquidity providers
Enterprise
Compliance
SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 recertification completed in Q1 with expanded scope covering Streams, IPFS and Dedicated Clusters. Audit conducted by Grant Thornton.
Quicknode also received ISO 27001 certification this quarter. ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognised international information security standards.
Endpoint Logs
Every RPC request now leaves a trace. Endpoint Logs gives Enterprise customers a view into their full request history, with request and response payloads accessible per call. Error codes link directly to documentation for that network. Time ranges are filterable by plan, with Enterprise accounts accessing up to 14 days.
Access Controls
Role Based Access Control is now available to Enterprise customers, enabling granular permissions across endpoints, teams and API keys.
Developer Resources
Guides
- Gasless Transactions on Solana with Kora allow users to pay fees in any SPL token, or sponsor fees entirely
- Building a Polymarket Copy Trading Bot
- How to Fuzz Test Programs with Trident in collaboration with Ackee Blockchain Security
- How to Swap Tokens With Jupiter Ultra API
- ORE v2 Mining on Solana and How to Get Started
- Quicknode Solana Staking Validator
Sample apps
Quicknode shipped across six product areas this quarter: agentic infrastructure, on-chain data, chain launching, enterprise tooling, staking and marketplace. That breadth is the point. RPC is the foundation, but the platform built on top of it is what teams reach for when they're scaling, launching a chain, or building something that runs without human input.
The platform starts Q2 in a stronger position than it began Q1.
About Quicknode
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